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What is a CISO responsible for?

June 15, 2022

The State of the CISO 2022 whitepaper from BARR Advisory lists traditional and new responsibilities of chief information security officers (CISOs).

pentesting leaves some organizations vulnerable

Cyber leaders say penetration testing is not foolproof

May 4, 2021

In a new study that surveyed enterprises with 3,000 or more employees, 60% of respondents are concerned pentesting gives them limited coverage or leaves them with too many blind spots.

Operational resiliency and assessing risk; how enterprise security leaders can mitigate risk amid COVID-19

Understanding and acting on the risks the pandemic has brought to your business

Jeremy Prout

January 28, 2021

In 2021, as enterprise security leaders look to better understand and tackle their organization’s risks as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, following this model can be helpful: designate a dedicated response team; analyze how risks have changed and what new types of risks there are; consider the appetite for taking risks and prioritize them. Here's how.

Here are the top political and security risks for 2021 that your organization needs to take prepare for

Organizations must prepare for these 2021 security risks now, or may fail to make it in a post-COVID world

Maggie Shein

January 12, 2021

According to global risk consultancy Control Risks’ annual forecast of political and security risks to help businesses prepare for the challenges next year will bring, there are a handful of important ongoing threats into this year that all risk managers and security leaders should be aware of.

Vanguard Names Global Chief Risk Officer

September 14, 2018

Joseph P. Brennan has been appointed to a newly created position of Vanguard’s Global Chief Risk Officer, reporting to Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley.

How to Use Social Media for Better #Security

Claire Meyer

March 1, 2013

Picture this – in 20 minutes, one enterprising hacker at the 2012 Defcon conference in Las Vegas learned one Wal-Mart store’s physical logistics – from the janitorial contractor to where employees go to lunch – key details about the make and version numbers of the Wal-Mart manager’s PC, browser and anti-virus software, and got the manager to upload the address of an external website into his browser – no questions asked.

Founding Security on Enterprise Risk Management

Lynn Mattice

February 28, 2013

Utilizing the principles, standards and methodologies of ERM and/or ISO 31000 as the foundation of security programs is vital in order to transform your security program to holistically address the full scope of the risk, threat and hazard landscape that your organization faces today and into the future. Going forward, we will provide some insight into the concepts of ERM and why it is so important to utilize ERM as the foundation of your security program.

Do You Understand Risk Appetite?

Marleah Blades

May 1, 2012

Risk appetite isn’t a term that comes up a lot in the security trade media. This is interesting, because understanding risk appetite is a crucial factor in developing acceptable security programs, communicating value, and aligning the function with the goals of the business — all of which are talked about in security circles all the time. So what is risk appetite?

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.